1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–1 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	William C. "King" Cole (4th season)
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
Seasons ←  1909 1911  →

1910 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Iowa	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Missouri	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Iowa State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Kansas	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Washington University	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Drake	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1910 college football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. ^[1]

The Cornhuskers won the MVC championship, the school's first since 1907. After the season, the conference adopted a new rule prohibiting "special coaching" and requiring that athletic coaches be full-time faculty members. ^[2] Unwilling to commit to a year-round position, Cole resigned and moved to his farm in Missoula, Montana. His final game at Nebraska was a record-setting 119–0 win over Haskell. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Nebraska State Normal *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 66–0
October 8	3:00 p.m.	South Dakota *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 12–9
October 15		at Minnesota *	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 3–21	15,000
October 22		Denver *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 27–0
October 29		Doane *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 6–0
November 5		at Kansas	Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 6–0	6,500	[4]
November 12		Iowa State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 24–0
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Haskell *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 119–0
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

Coach [5]	Position	First year	Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole	Head coach	1907	Marietta
Harry W. Ewing	Assistant coach	1910	Nebraska
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

^[6]

Anderson, ArthurG Chauner, WalterE Elliott, E.B.LG Frank, ErnestHB Frank, OwenHB Gibson, J.P.FB Harman, DeweyRT Hornberger, EvansC Lofgren, GusE McKeePLAYER Minor, HarryHB Pearson, MonteRG Potter, HerbertQB Purdy, LeonardFB RacelyPLAYER Rathbone, HarveyFB Russell, RichardHB Shonka, SylvesterLT Sturmer, FrederickT Temple, LeRoyRT Warner, LeonQB

Game summaries

Peru State

Peru State at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Peru State			0
•Nebraska			66

• Date: October 1
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources: ^{[7] [8]}

This was the final meeting between Nebraska and Peru State.

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
South Dakota			9
•Nebraska			12

• Date: October 8
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
• Game start: 3:00 PM CT

• Sources: ^[8]

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

Team	1	2	Total
Nebraska			3
• Minnesota			21

• Date: October 15
• Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN

• Sources: ^[8]

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Denver

Denver at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Denver			0
•Nebraska			27

• Date: October 22
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources: ^{[7] [8]}

This was the final meeting between Denver and Nebraska.

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Doane			0
•Nebraska			6

• Date: October 29
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources: ^[8]

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

Team	1	2	Total
•Nebraska			6
Kansas			0

• Date: November 5
• Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS

• Sources: ^[8]

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska clinched at least a share of the MVIAA championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Iowa State			0
•Nebraska			24

• Date: November 12
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE

• Sources: ^[8]

See also: Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska clinched the conference title outright with a 24–0 win over Iowa State, NU's fourth consecutive shutout.

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

Team	1	2	Total
Haskell			0
•Nebraska			119

• Date: November 24
• Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
• Game start: 2:30 PM CT

• Sources: ^{[8] [9]}

In Cole's final game as head coach, Nebraska set several program records in a 119–0 blowout of Haskell. Among the marks that still stand are points scored, margin of victory, and yards of offense (1,150). The Indians managed only 67 yards in their 17 total plays in the game.

References

1. "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
2. "The World of Sport". The Lincoln Evening News. September 21, 1911.
3. "Nebraska Head Coach, 1907-10". huskers.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
4. "Cornhuskers Win in Last Quarter". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 6, 1910. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
6. "Nebraska Football 1910 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
7. "1911 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
8. "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
9. "From The Past: 119-0". Husker Press Box. Archived from the original on October 24, 2001. Retrieved November 16, 2009.